Animal-poke



(No Model.) 1

I. S. KRIGK.

' ANIMAL POKE.

No. 428,005. Patented May 13, 1890.

\FIEEE-SEE: \IEF'I UT. dw f 0,7621% UNITED STATES IRVIN SOLOMON KRICK,OF CONNEAUTVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

ANIMAL-*POKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 428,005, dated May 13,1890.

Application filed November 15, 1889. Serial No. 330385. (No model.)

To all whom it may 0072007 72 Be it known that I, IRWIN SOLOMON KRICK,of Conneautville, in the county of Crawford and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Animal-Pokes and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

ltlyinvention relates to an improvement in animal-pokes; and it consistsin, first, a yoke made of light concave-convex metal which will fit overan animals neck without wearing away the mane 0r abrading the skin inany manner, and, second, a metallic pad supported in the lower end ofthe bow, a rod pivoted in the outer end of the pad, and aspring-actuated lever pivoted upon the pad and operated by the rod, theinner end of the lever being provided with prickers, as will be morefully described hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to provide a device which is to be placedupon the necks of animals for the purpose of preventing them fromjumping fences or approaching barbwire fences sufficiently near to beinjured by the barbs.

Figure l is a side elevation of a poke which embodies my invention. Fig.2 is a front View. Fig. 3 is a detached view of the pad and itsattachments.

A represcn ts the yoke, which is made of some light concavo-convexmetal, and which is provided with a suitable number of holes B throughits lower ends for the adjustment of the pad, so as to adjust the poketo be used upon animals of different sizes. This adjustability of thepoke is a very necessary feature, because the same poke must befrequently applied to animals of different sizes. The coneavo-convexmetal is used not only on account of its lightness, but its durability.The convex portion of the yoke coming in contact with the top of theanimals neck does not wear off the hair or abrade the skin in theslightest degree.

Placed in the lower end of the yoke is a metallic pad 0, which has thearms D projecting from Opposite sides of its central portion, and theouter ends of these arms pass through the openings 1;, in the yoke. Oneof the arms has a hook E formed upon one end, while the other end simplyprojects through one of the openings B and is perforated, so as to allowa spring-catch or other suitable fastening device F to be appliedthereto. The hook at the end of one arm and the springcatch or device atthe end of the other arm prevents the pad from becoming detached fromthe yoke. The yoke has enough elasticity to allow its ends to be sprungslightly apart to allow of the insertion of the arms, and thiselasticity of the yoke serves as an additional safeguard to prevent anyaccidental separation of the parts. The upper end of this yoke ispreferably shaped as shown, and is provided with a suitable number ofperforations G, through which the pricking devices operate. The innersurface of this pad, being curved where it bears against the animalsneck or shoulders, prevents any possibility of the animal becominginjured thereby. Upon the top of the pad, and extending at right anglesto the arms D, are the ears or projections I, between which the lever Jis pivoted. In order to limit the movement of this lever, and at thesame time always keep it in a line with the pad, there is passed throughthe lever and the pad a guiding rod or pin L, and around this rod orpin, between the lever and the pad, is placed a spiral spring N, whichserves to hold the upper end of the lever in a raised position. Attachedto the upper end of the lever, and projecting through the holes in thepad, are the pricking devices 0, which are forced into or against theanimals neck or shoulder,when the lever is operated. The spring servesto keep these pricking devices forced backward and outward, so as not tointerfere with the animal until the lever is positively operated. Inorder to prevent any strain from being broughtupon the pad where thearms D pass through the yoke, there are formed upon the pad hooks,stops, or catches P, which catch against the inner edge of the yoke andlimit the movement of the pad. The lower end of the pad is bifurcated,and pivoted in the bifurcated end isa wooden rod Q, which extendsoutward at any suitable angle from the lower end of the yoke, and whichprojects sutlieiently far in advance of the animal to catch against thefenceavi res or any si milar obstru ction and prevent the animal fromapproaching itsutiieiently near to be able to jump over itor to becomeinjured thereby. \\'hen the outer end of this wooden rod is depressed,its inner end is raised, and as this inner end is in direct contact withthe lower end of the lever the tension of the spring is overcome andthepriekersarc forced through the openings at the upper end of the padin the usual manner, so as to prick the animal and cause it to keep awayfrom the fence.

If desired, the pad maybe given a slight turning movement at the lowerend of the yoke, or the holes I; and the ends of the arms D may be madeangular and the pad allowed no movement whatever, just as may bepreferred.

Havingthus described my invention, I claim 1. The combination of theyoke, the metah lie pad perforated at its upper end and pro vided witharms which have their ends to pass through the yoke, the pivoted red,the sprilie-actuated lever connected to the pad, and the prickersconnected to the upper end of the lever, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the yoke, the pad provided with arms which havetheir endsto pass through the yoke, and catches or projections whichlimit the movement of the pad, in combination with the pivoted rod andthe pivoted spring-aetuatml lever provided with prickcrs, substantiallyas set forth.

In testimony whereof I altix mysiguatu re in presence of two witnesses.

IRWIN SOLOMUN .KRICIC \Vitnesses:

TIIEU. .I. ELY, F. It. NICHOLS.

